The Waitomo Education Service has a number of books, dvd's and video's that can be borrowed before your visit. We can post the resources to you and add the postage cost to your trip total. When you visit Waitomo you can return the resources or send them back to us when you finish your unit of study.
Cave related books:
Arkins, A. (2004) Bats. Reed Publishing Ltd, Auckland.
Arrell, R. (1984) Waitomo Caves - A Century of Tourism. Waitomo Caves Museum Society Inc. Waitomo Caves.
Chandler, P. (1987) A Trip through Time - A drive-yourself guide to the landforms and geology of the Waitomo Caves area. Waitomo Caves Museum Society Inc. Waitomo Caves.
Cole, J. & Degen, B. (1987) The Magic School Bus - Inside the Earth. Scholastic Inc, New York.
Gibbs, G. (2003) Glow-worms. Reed Publishing Ltd, Auckland.
Giles, C. (1984) Cave Entrance Plants - including Lampenflora. Waitomo Caves Museum Society Inc. Waitomo Caves.
Hollingsworth, R. (1999) Rumbling Gut Rescue. Learning Media Ltd, Wellington.
Jones, J. (1996) Bat Pack - Discovering New Zealand's Native Bats. World Wide Fund for Nature, NZ.
Lyons, R.G. (1985) Rock to Stalactite. Waitomo Caves Museum Society Inc. Waitomo Caves.
Meyer-Rochow, V. B. (1990) The New Zealand Glowworm. Waitomo Caves Museum Society Inc. Waitomo Caves.
Ross, T. (2000) Caves. Macmillan Education Australia, South Yarra.
St John, V. (2003) Caves. Shortland Publications, NZ.
Trumbauer, L. (2001) Lights Out. Lands End Publishing, Auckland.
Walker, O. (1990) The Bat. Macmillan Publishers NZ Ltd, Auckland.
Walker, O. (1998) The Glow-worm. Macmillan Publishers NZ Ltd, Auckland.
Kiwi House related books:
Brown, B. (2005) A Booming in the Night. Reed Publishing Ltd, Auckland.
Edwards, F. & Hodgetts, J. (2001) Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve - Teacher Resource Kit. Department of Conservation, Hamilton.
Fijn, N. (2005) Pukeko. Reed Publishing Ltd, Auckland.
Griffiths, A. (2005) Uncle Don knows heaps of wacky stuff. Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Lockyer, J. (2000) The Kiwi. Reed Publishing Ltd, Auckland.
Lockyer, J. (2005) My Kiwi. Reed Publishing Ltd, Auckland.
MacDonald, M. (2005) Birds Need Trees - Trees Need Birds. Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd.
Walker, O. (1990) The Kiwi. Macmillan Publishers NZ Ltd, Auckland.
Videos:
Biodiversity in Aotearoa - Walking the Talk. Greenpeace. Running time 35 minutes. (Investigates 3 "biodiversity v economics" case studies)
Castles of the Underworld - New Zealand's Limestone Areas. Wild South Natural History Unit. Running time 60 minutes. (Lots of footage inside the caves of Waitomo)
Ghosts of Gondwana. Wild South Natural History Unit. Running time 50 minutes. (Amazing footage of never-before seen behaviour of kiwi, weta and short tailed bats)
Kiwi - New Zealand's National Bird. Natural History NZ Ltd. Running time 59 minutes. (Lots of early footage of the Great Spotted Kiwi at the Otorohanga Kiwi House)
Land of the Kiwi - New Zealand's Natural History. Wild South Natural History Unit. Running time 60 minutes.
Lime and the Earth: A Natural Balance. National Lime Association. Running time 28 minutes.
The Waitomo Caves. Wild South Natural History Unit.
Dvd's:
Life in the Undergrowth - The Complete Series. David Attenborough BBC. Running time 275 minutes. ("Episode 3: The Silk Spinners" has some great glowworm footage)
Longfin - a film by Lindsey Davidson & Melissa Salpietra. Running time 24 minutes. (Follows the century long lifecycle of a Longfin Eel)
Ruakuri - A Tourism Evolution: Discovering the fascinating story behind Waitomo's Ruakuri Cave. Running time 30 minutes.
The Waitomo Education Service has a number of books, dvd's and video's that can be borrowed before your visit. We can post the resources to you and add the postage cost to your trip total. When you visit Waitomo you can return the resources or send them back to us when you finish your unit of study.
Cave related books:
Kiwi House related books:
Videos:
Dvd's: